SAINT BASIL the GREAT PARISH

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1 SAINT BASIL the GREAT PARISH 202 HARCOURT STREET, WINNIPEG, MB R3J 3H3 Parish Office: Parish Hall: Parish Priest: Rt. Rev Canon Walter Klimchuk Reasons for faith in Jesus From Father Walter Jesus has the power to do more than we can imagine or expect. Little wonder that He was able to walk on water and multiply the bread to feed These were clear indications that He has power to do all things provided we have faith in Him. We do not have to be afraid because, for every difficulty we meet, Jesus has an answer: You say: It is impossible. God says: All things are possible (Lk 18:27). You say: Am too tired. God says: I will give you rest (Mt 11:28-30). You say: I cannot go on. God says: My grace is sufficient (2Car 12:9). You say: I can't figure things out. God says: I will direct your steps (Prv 3:5-6). You say: I can't do it. God says: You can do all things (Phil 4:13). SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 a.m. (Rosary precedes each Liturgy by one half hour) WEEKDAY SERVICES 8:30 a.m. Rosary followed by Liturgy CONFESSIONS Before Divine Liturgies BAPTISIMS By appointment FUNERALS By arrangement MARRIAGES By appointment at least three months in advance WEBSITE: PARISH OFFICE ADDRESS: parish@saintbasilwpg.ca BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS: bulletin@saintbasilwpg.ca You say: I am not able. God says: I am able (2 Cor 9:8). You say: It is not worth it. God says: It will be worth it (Rom 8:28). You say: I can't forgive myself. God says: I forgive you (Rom 8:1; 1 Jn 1:9). You say: I can't manage. God says: I will supply all your needs (Phil 4:19).

2 You say: I am afraid. God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear (2 Tm 1:7). You say: I don't have enough faith. God says: I have given every one a measure of faith (Rom 8). You say: I am always worried and frustrated. God says: Cast all your fears on me (1 Pt 5:7). You say: I am not smart enough. God says: I give you wisdom (1 Cor 1:30). You say: I feel all alone. God says: I will not leave you or forsake you (Heb 13:5). You say: Nobody really loves me. God says: I love you (Jn 3:16; 13:34). Don't let yourself be shaped by the world in which you live and its modern culture. Rather, be transformed through the renewal of your mind. You must discern the will of God (see Rom 12:2). FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part Four At Baptism, we receive seven special gifts from the Holy Spirit (wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety & fear of the Lord). These gifts are freely given to us to help us live as followers of Jesus and to build up the Body of Christ, the Church. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are sealed and strengthened within us at Confirmation. These seven gifts help us to respond to the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, to make good choices, and to serve God and others. When we cooperate with the graces and gifts we receive from the Holy Spirit, we grow as followers of Jesus. We see the effect of the Holy Spirit s presence in our lives in special qualities and attitudes that we develop as we grow in faith. The Church identifies these qualities and attitudes as the fruits of the Holy Spirit. The fruits of the Holy Spirit are signs that the Holy Spirit is alive within us and helping us live the Catholic faith in our daily lives.

3 GENTLENESS There are different ways that this word is used in the New Testament. Basically, it means to be submissive to God and to be humble enough to be taught by God. Toward others, it means to be considerate. Another common way of translating this word in English is meekness. Aristotle defined meekness as the mean between being too angry and not being angry enough. There is a place and a need for anger. Not all anger is sinful. It is right to be angry over injustice, for example. The meek person has authority over their anger. They are able to summon its energy but control its extremes. Once you really start walking in the Holy Spirit with His divine fruits operating and flowing through you you will really be able to feel and sense when you should handle a certain person or a certain type of situation with more of a touch of gentleness rather than with any kind of stern rebuke or condemnation. People who are free of anger and have peace can be gentle. There is a time for tough love but there are also times that just a gentle and loving touch is all that is really needed to properly handle a certain situation. If all someone ever hears from you are stern words of rebuke and criticism, and it is never properly balanced out with words and actions of love, kindness, and gentleness then after a certain period of time they will start to pull away from you, and they then will have no more desire to want to establish any type of good, solid, loving relationship with you. The Holy Spirit will guide you in all of this. SELF CONTROL The Bible tells us that our spirits and our flesh will war against each other in this life. Our flesh wants immediate self-gratification at all costs and will stop at nothing to try and get it. Our spirits know that some of our fleshly desires are not right for us and as a result, there will be a tug of war between the two and sometimes it will be a major tug of war and the only thing that will be able to control and curb some of the desires of our flesh is the quality of self-control. If you do not have God s self-control operating through you you will have very little victory over such things as bad tempers, judgmental and critical spirits, an unforgiving spirit, and vices such as smoking and the abuse of alcohol. MODESTY We exhibit modesty by being pure in our thoughts, words and dress.

4 CHASTITY We live the virtue of chastity when we use the gift of sexuality wisely, according to God s plan. As you can see, all of these fruits of the Holy Spirit are very powerful and they not only have the ability to help change, transform, and sanctify you but they also have the ability to touch those around you. Nothing will draw nonbelievers and believers alike to the Lord than someone who is walking and operating in the fruits of the Holy Spirit. If you are willing to allow the Holy Spirit to work and transmit all 9 of these fruits up into your personality to some appreciable degree in this life you will then become a light that will literally radiate the presence of God Himself through your soul and personality. You have no idea how many people you will be able to save, touch, witness to, and help disciple if you have these fruits operating through you. These fruits will give you a credibility with God and with other people that no degree or title can give you in this life. This sanctification process is the ultimate, highest aim and goal with God for our lives. This sanctification process is a two way street. God is more than willing and anxious to do His part but you will have to be willing to do your part. And your part will be to learn what changes God will want to make with you and then start to live, walk, and operate in those specific changes once the Holy Spirit starts this supernatural, sanctification process within you. This part God cannot do for you. Jesus gave Peter the power and ability to be able to walk on water. But there was one thing Peter had to do before that supernatural power was released to him. He had to get out of the boat and start walking straight forward on that power. It was only when he got out of the boat and started walking straight forward did the supernatural power of God manifest allowing him to literally walk on water!

5 It s the exact same way in this sanctification realm with the Lord. God, through the Holy Spirit, will give you the supernatural power to change, transform, and sanctify you but you will have to be like Peter and be willing to live and walk in that supernatural power before it can really start to work to change and sanctify you. Sanctification is not something that can be forced upon anyone. God really respects everyone s free will and He will never force His will or His ways on anyone. To those of you who will decide to enter into this sanctification process with the Lord realize that all of this will not occur overnight. The Holy Spirit will set the pace and timetable that He will want to work with you on. You can perfectly trust Him to handle each of the areas that He will want to get into. Though some of this may be a bit painful at times, since none of us likes to admit that we have anything that needs to be changed, let the Holy Spirit take you as far as He will want to go with you in this realm and your life and your state of well-being will all be changed for the better much better! Jesus said, "In this world you will have trouble. But take heart, I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). When we live by the Spirit whom Jesus has given us, and allow His mighty power to work within us and mold our character, we can overcome any trials and difficulties we may encounter. If anyone wishes to receive the Sacrament of Confession or Holy Communion at home or in the hospital or nursing home please contact the parish office at FOOD FOR THOUGHT DO YOU FEED YOUR BODY ONLY ONCE A WEEK? DO YOU FEED YOUR SOUL (EUCHARIST) ONLY ONCE A WEEK? THE EUCHARIST IS AVAILABLE TO YOU MONDAY TO FRIDAY AS WELL. JOIN US! PLEASE REMEMBER THOSE WHO NEED OUR PRAYERS Oh God our Father we pray You restore to physical health, those who are weakened with illness. Give peace of mind to those troubled with worry and comfort those discouraged with problems. Help them find their inner strength, a faith and trust in you and a love for one another to guide them through any health challenges or troubles they may face. Amen. Please pray for the health of Harvey Lysack. Please pray for the health of Linda Goral. Please pray for the health of Lou Gollets. Please pray for the health of Ann Armour. Please pray for the health of Marie Dohan. Please pray for the health of Walter Latocki. Please pray for the health of Adeline Shymanski. Please pray for the health of Steven Marchenski. Please pray for health & healing for Joyce Hojlo.

6 THE TRAVELING ICON OF THE MOTHER OF POCHAIV You can arrange to have the icon in your home by using the sign-up sheet at the back of the church. Just write your name on the week in the calendar that corresponds to your choice of time period. The icon will be in the home of Natalia Hotel from July 12-July 25. The Canon Luhovy Assembly Educational Foundation was established in 1982 to provide financial assistance to Ukrainian Catholic students who attend secondary and post-secondary institutions, or private Catholic secondary school. This assistance is also offered to seminarians and religious sisters. Through their Annual Fund Raising Dinners, the Canon Luhovy Assembly Educational Foundation raised funds to support this bursary program. More than $207,000 in scholarship/bursaries has been awarded since the Foundation s inception in More than 32 scholarship/bursaries have been awarded to seminarians and reverend sisters of the religious orders. Approximately 400 bursaries have been awarded during this time period. For more information, please call Len Mariash at or John Solomon at THE HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO: CATHY CHEREWYK who will celebrate July 21st SONIA BLOCK who will celebrate on July 21st SHELLEY SEREMET who will celebrate on July 25th LINDA GARDNER who will celebrate on July 28th` MNOHAYA-MNOHAYA LITA! GOD GRANT YOU ALL MANY HAPPY YEARS! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO: ANDY & LINDA LABAY July 21 GLENN & DORIS HILDEBRAND July 26, 2002 May your marriages be blessed with love, joy and companionship for all the years of your lives. Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (Corinthians 13:4-8)

7 SANCTUARY LIGHT WEEK OF INTENTION OFFERED BY JULY 19 TH +SOULS OF WASYL & MARIA MUZYKA DOREEN & FAMILY JULY 26 TH +SOUL OF EMILY STOYANSKY ANGELA & CATHY STOYANSKY AUGUST 2 ND HEALTH OF JULIE CLIFFORD SOPHIA ANDRINIUK AUGUST 9 TH +SOUL OF MICHAEL ANDRUNIAK SOPHIA ANDRINIUK AUGUST 16 TH HEALTH OF MARIE WONSUL SOPHIA ANDRINIUK AUGUST 23 RD +SOULS OF PETER & ANASTASIA BAZARKEWICH JOHN & EDNA BAZARKEWICH AUGUST 30TH +SOULS OF MIKE PEARL & PETER SOLOMON JOHN & LEONA SOLOMON SEPTEMBER 6 TH +SOULS OF STEVE & STELLA HRUSKA JOHN & LEONA SOLOMON SEPTEMBER 13 TH +SOUL OF MICHAEL TANCHAK TONY & VICKY STASTOOK SEPTEMBER 20 TH +SOUL OF FRED SOLTYS ANNE SOLTYS & FAMILY SEPTEMBER 27 TH HEALTH OF ANGELA STOYANSKY CATHY STOYANSKY OCTOBER 4 TH +SOUL OF LARRY FEDORCHUK TONY & VICKY STASTOOK OCTOBER 11 TH +SOUL OF JOSEPHINE HAFICHUK TONY & VICKY STASTOOK OCTOBER 18 TH +SOULS OF JOHN & NELLIE ZAKUSKY TONY & VICKY STASTOOK OCTOBER 25 TH +SOUL OF ANNE SKOCHYLES GERRY SKOCHYLES NOVEMBER 1 ST HEALTH OF CATHY STOYANSKY ANGELA STOYANSKY NOVEMBER 8 TH +SOUL OF PAUL & SOPHIA STASTOOK TONY & VICKY STASTOOK NOVEMBER 15 TH +SOUL OF ALEX BUGERA VICKI BUGERA NOVEMBER 22 ND +SOULS OF ISIDORE & ANNE DEPTUCK JOHN & EDNA BAZARKEWICH NOVEMBER 29 TH +SOUL OF JOHN LABAY ANDY & LINDA LABAY DECEMBER 6 TH HEALTH OF FATHER WALTER JOYCE HOJLO DECEMBER 13 TH +SOUL OF DARLENE BUGERA VICKI BUGERA DECEMBER 20 TH +SOUL OF STANLEY STOYANSKY ANGELA & CATHY STOYANSKY DECEMBER 27 TH +SOUL OF DARLENE BUGERA VICKI BUGERA JANUARY 3 RD HEALTH OF ROSE JOHN & DOUGLAS WASYLIW ROSE WASYLIW A Sanctuary Light burns eternally to indicate the presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist in the Tabernacle. It is a marvelous thing that we can actually be in His presence!

8 LITURGIES & INTENTIONS INTENTION OFFERED BY July 19 th 10:00 am Health & complete recovery Steven Marchenski Father Walter +Soul of Travis Praznik Adeline Shymanski July 20 th NO MASS July 21 st 8:30 am +Soul of Fred Tkach Kathleen Kearney July 22 nd 8:30 am Health & blessings Angela & Cathy Anne Lamothe July 23 rd 8:30 am +Soul of Anne Samaniuk Father Walter +Soul of Rudy Labay Dorothy Labay & family July 24 th 8:30 am +Soul of Max Melnyk Anne Tanchak July 26 th 10:00 am Health of Elsie Galay JoAnn & David Ilkew & family +Soul of Travis Praznik Pat MacDonald July 27 th NO MASS July 28 th 8:30 am +Soul of Fred Tkach Tony Sklar July 29 th 8:30 am +Soul of Emily Stoyansky Cathy & Angela Stoyansky July 30 th 8:30 am Health & blessings Teagan Marti Lucia Labay & family July 31 st 8:30 am +Soul of Larry Fedorchuk Ken Bowen August 2 nd 10:00 am Health & complete recovery Steven Marchenski Father Walter +Soul of Travis Praznik Ed Zurbyk August 3 rd 8:30 am NO MASS August 4 th 8:30 am +Soul of Anne Samaniuk Sylvia Kozakewich August 5 th 8:30 am +Soul of Fred Tkach Florence & Al Rebenchuk August 6 th 8:30 am TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD Health and blessings for all parishioners August 7 th 8:30 am +Souls of Stanley & Emily Stoyansky & family C & A Stoyansky August 9 th 10:00 am Health & birthday blessings Lisa Bill & Lesia Boyczuk +Soul of Steve Kolochuk +Souls of Lillian & William Kutzak Betty Kolochuk & family Father Walter

9 DEEPEST SYMPATHY Sincere condolences are extended to David Sutherland & Cynthia Zimrose and family on the passing of David s father James Sutherland on July 4 th. EVERLASTING MEMORY VICHNAYA PAMYAT TACZA COUNTERS FOR JULY Submitted by Sylvia Martyniuk BRIAN & VIRGINIA MOORE CHURCH CLEANERS FOR JULY Submitted by Ron & Phyllis Marchenski JEAN DERHAK GUS & PEARL GROEN Farmer s Market Hosted by Knights of Columbus Canon Luhovy Assembly #0374 Neumann s Market Locally Harvest Fresh Vegetables Supplied by Sunday September 13/15 9:00 Am. To 3:00 Pm. LUBOV SSMI Foundation 1085 Main Street By the Pound or by the Bag Potatoes, Cabbage, Carrots, Onions, Tomatoes, Yams, Cukes, Squash s, Garlic, Dill, Pumpkins, Beets, Cauliflower, Parsnips, Corn, Turnips, Gourds, Zucchini, Apples, Melons, Pears, Honey Wild Rice Perogies Garlic Sausage Rings, Pickerel Fillets Homemade Jams Jellies Pickles Relishes All Proceeds Raised for the Holy Family Home Chapel Project ALL WELCOME TO PLACE AN ORDER, CONTACT JOHN SOLOMON AT

10 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Save the Date: Convention 2015, Oct 2-3, 2015 at Holy Eucharist Parish. Youth and Young Adults are invited to attend the bi-annual convention to learn how to become a more welcoming Church. The Youth & Young Adult Session will take place on Saturday, Oct 3 from 1pm to 4pm, but all are encouraged to attend the whole convention. Chapel Lawn is proud to partner with Palliative Manitoba for the following seminars (a light lunch will be provided at each seminar): Anniversaries and Milestones July 21 Noon-1:00 p.m. Dealing with Regrets September 22 Noon -1:00 p.m. Coping During the Holidays December 8 Noon-1:00 p.m. RSVP to Chapel Lawn PANSY, MB. FALL SUPPER BUS TRIP St. Joseph s Ukrainian Catholic Church Senior Club 250 Jefferson Avenue is organizing a Fall Supper Bus Trip Sunday, September Bus leaves from church parking lot at noon Bus returns from Pansy, MB by 3:00 pm Bus Trip cost: $20.00/person Pansy Fall Supper Meal cost: $15.00 Total Cost for Trip + Meal: $35.00 Payment: cash/check prior to departure date Reserved Seating guaranteed with payment by: September Reserve your seat on a first come basis Please contact: Phyllis (204) EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Do Not Wait Till It Is Too Late! I AM your Jesus, born Incarnate. The heart of the world has become secularized. The secular world opposes the spiritual world in many ways. The secular aspect of existence finds human reasons for every event, discovery or international problem. Grace is never a consideration. GOD S WILL is not a consideration. Human effort is given credit for the achievements only wrought through the grace of OUR UNITED HEARTS. Therefore, the direction grace points to for future events and plans is discounted. This human pride that accounts for everything as accomplished by the hand of man, leaves mankind on the edge of his own destruction without his even recognizing it! Secularism promotes peace between nations that does not include God as a partner in this effort. Secularism, in an attempt to give all people their rights in the world, promotes the legalization of sin. Once again, excluding GOD S LAWS, secularism removed prayer from schools so as not to offend anyone. Then guns were brought in. The secular world in its attempts to accept everyone on the same level, does not allow for the acceptance of the TEN COMMANDMENTS in hearts or in public places. The heart of the world needs to be reconciled with God. Never before has this been more true. But secularism leads away from the Truth and leads to the worship of free will. My telling you these things is not the solution. Your acting on MY ADVICE is. In church or religious circles, this is known as the heresy of modernism or humanism. Medjugorje Newsletter